Poor Howard Stith July 29, 2010

Howard was born in Kansas City and raised on a farm until he traveled north to Minneapolis to join the folk and blues scene in the sixties. It was there that "Snaker" Dave Ray inspired him to take up the 12-string guitar, a move that seemed proper, since the first song Howard remembered learning as a young boy was "Goodnight, Irene". It was also his performing of 12-string blues that led a fellow musician to tag him with the name, "Poor Howard", from another Leadbelly song. After a stint in the army, Howard traveled from coast to coast, as well as performing in Europe and Japan, before settling in New England. He has entertained audiences in coffeehouses, bars and at folk festivals with his heartfelt vocals, dazzling guitar and endless anecdotes, puns and shaggy-dog stories.

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